Papers, Papers, Papers
An English Teacher's Survival Guide
Carol Jago, Santa Monica High School, California
ISBN 978-0-325-00828-8 / 0-325-00828-0 / 2005 / 128pp / Paperback
Imprint: Heinemann
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Grade Level: 6-12
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You're reading as fast as you can, but the pile of unread essays grows taller and taller. Guilt mounts. Students want to know when their papers will come back. Grading begins consuming all your energy, your weekends, your life. Grading papers is a fact of life, especially in English classrooms, and the paper load is a leading cause of teacher burnout. Fortunately, Carol Jago's here to help, and in Papers, Papers, Papers, she offers you advice honed from thirty-one years in the English classroom and forty-five thousand papers worth of grading. You'll not only get through stacks of papers, but you'll do so accurately, completely, and with the time you need to give each and every student in your classes the attention they deserve. Ever practical and always professional, Jago suggests techniques that can be implemented right away to turn your mountain of essays into a foothill. She covers every aspect of attentive grading, including: With all this and her Ten Tips for Handling the Paper Load, Carol Jago gives you everything you need to keep on top of student papers.
Introduction: Don't Let the Papers Get You Down
Level 1: Identify Mechanical Errors
Level 2: Rephrase and Revise for Clarity and Style
Level 3: Comment on Content
Response to Literature Rubric
Persuasive Writing Rubric
Informative Writing Scoring Guide
A Brief History of Computer Scoring
Classroom Tools for Online Scoring
Educators' Concerns
My Reader Is a Computer
Grading Parties
Large-Scale Scoring Sessions Versus Remote Readings
With Confidence Comes Speed
Pairing Peers for Guided Response
Self-Assessment Strategies
The Sweet Sixteen
Expert Group Reports
Research Without the Papers
Responses in Verse
Motivating Students
Lives on the Boundary
Do Teacher Comments Matter?
Responding to Student Drafts
Fostering Improvement From One Paper to the Next
Husbanding Your Strength
Ten Tips for Handling the Paper Load
The Writing Process Revisited
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